IT'S THE LAW!

GREENWICH STREET between Chamber and Reade.

READ:

IT'S THE LAW.

clean up
after
your
dog

maximun
fine $1,000

public health law 1316


Highlight:

I just can stop paying attention to the size of the person's arm.
(I don't even know if it is right or left!!)
It is way too huge!!

And the dog... The neck line looks too rough.

Wonder who created this illustration. Actually it is a very interesting piece of art.

MY FAVORITE BATHROOM

CHARLES STREET between 4th St & Bleecker St.

The Bathroom is the most precious bathroom you've ever visited.

This beauty store has the finest beauty products. Items this amazing store carries are not only work well, but also come with cute and stylish packaging, which make the store a great place to go to when you are looking for a present for your friends and family and, of course, yourself.

And, the store decor. OMG. I adore the interior decor of this store.
As you walk into the back of the store, you realize yourself in a cute, old-fashioned bathroom.
Products such as tooth brushes, soaps, and shampoo bottles are displayed in the bathroom, as if you are in one of your rich friends' bathroom. The concept of "bathroom" is fully leveraged in the store and you feel the owner's effort to orchastrate the concept using every element of the store.

Well done!




Biz Info:
The Bathroom
94 Charles St
(between 4th St & Bleecker St)
New York, NY 10014
(212) 929-1449
store.inthebathroom.com/

OLDSCHOOOOL!

LAFAYETTE STREET between Houston and Prince.

The back-in-the-day object.



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Biz Info:
Brooklyn Industries
290 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 219-0862
www.brooklynindustries.com

UNEXPECTEDLY CUTE

HOUSTON STREET and Lafyette.

I found this super cute stuffed animal on the street. so random. very unexpected.

Notice how effective the contrast is between this cute plush toy and provocative Calvin Klein billboard ads in the back.

New York, New York.

I TOLD YOU SO!

SPRING STREET between B'way and Mercer.

Sabon never fails when it comes to perfecting its window display. Superbly lovely.



Shop Info:
Sabon Bath & Body Store
93 Spring St. btw Mercer & Broadway
New York
NY, 10012
Phone: 212-925-0742
Hours: Mon-Sat 10-10 Sun 11-8:30
sabon@sabonnyc.com

LIQUOR IN STYLE

WEST BROADWAY between N. Moore and White.

I must say.... I ADORE this Liquor Store, I mean this gentlemen's clothing store in TriBeCa.
It is J. Crew's Men's shop.
This store does have a great concept. It is all about gentlemen's club.
I LOVE the store display and decor. How the clothing are displayed along with items that signifies the "gentlemen" style; vintage collections of vinyl records and books, real liquor bottles, men's cosmetic products served onto silver plates etc...

As I've mentioned in this blog again and again, the type of stores that I adore, has a STRONG concept, which is carefully painted onto every element that constitutes the stores.



Biz Info:
Liquor Store
(J.Crew Mens Shop)
235 West Broadway
New York NY
212.226.5476

ENTERING WHIMSICALLY

WEST 4TH STREET between Jane and West 12th.

A whimsically decorated entrance in West Village. What a perfect setting. Makes me sigh.

Cafe del Mare

MACDOUGAL STREET and Bleeker.

A great restaurant not only serves great food but also offer a great dining experience.
With the being said, the interior and the decor plays an important role in defining the mood of the dining scene.

Cafe del Mare makes us feel great just by looking at it!



Caffe Del Mare‎
89 Macdougal St
New York, NY 10012
(212) 777-7521‎
www.caffedelmarenyc.com

TRULY HIDDEN

THOMPSON STREET between Grand and Watts.

I was so fascinated when I first discovered this pleasantly cute and chic select shop at the hidden area at the edge of Soho.
I love to discover hidden gems such as this store in the midst of so over-commercialized Soho.

I was even happier once I walked into the store and found all the cute and cool taste of clothing at a ABSOLUTELY inexpensive price. I was so happy that I started to talk about the store and its business concept with the sales clerk for about a half an hour!!

She told me that most of the clothing is from Asia, such as Japan and China and she and her partner started the business etc...
She was very friendly, which was successfully reflected onto the welcoming atmsophere of the store, which I really appreciated. I felt VERY comfortable shopping there. I really enjoyed browsing fine pieces of clothing, chatting with the clerk, and just experiencing the luxury of shopping in a tranquil environment in the midst of Soho.


Well, this tiny yet pleasant store is the hidden gem, in its true meaning.




Biz Info:
Merrygoaround
32 Thompson St
New York, NY 10013

CREATIVE SIGN IN RED

I FORGOT which street I found this sign at...

I am always amuzed and mesmeraized by hand-written street signs, such as this one.
Hand-written signs always have a full of personality to it. They definitely mirror their owners' personality.

MARC MARC MARC

GREENWICH AVENUE and 7th Ave.

Marc Jacobs always has great "impact" ads.

I LOVE.

CLOCK LINKED

GREENWICH AVENUE between Jane and Horatio.

Time Pieces, Inc., is the A-mazing one-of-a-kind "clock repair shop for antique watches, grandfather clocks, clock repairs, and restoration services." (Visit http://www.timepiecesrepair.com/ for more info!)

By the way, the famous new york shopping/neighborhood blog, Racked.com had the similar photo of the window display of this gem store. Which photo would you prefer? Mine or their?



Biz Info:
Time Pieces, Inc.
115 Greenwich Avenue
New York, NY 10014-1915
(866) 329-0203

RETRO!

BLEEKER STREET and Crosby.

This picture has a very retro feel to it, which I love.
So I made it into B&W, which I love even more.

HIP MAKER

PRINCE STREET between Elizabeth and Mott.

In NYC, or any cities in the world, there are certain places where you can just hang out and automatically get recognized as the "cool" and the "hip" regardless of who you are. Cafe Habana is known for that sort of instant hipster-generator effect.



Biz Info:
Cafe Habana
17 Prince St
New York, NY 10012
(212) 625-2002
Hours:Mon-Sun.9:00 a.m-12:00 a.m